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Uranium Marketing Annual Report

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Table S1b. Weighted-average price of uranium purchased by owners and operators of U.S. civilian nuclear power reactors, 2003–2025
dollars per pound U3O8 equivalent
Delivery year Total purchased (weighted-average price) Purchased from U.S. producers Purchased from U.S. brokers and traders Purchased from other owners and operators of U.S. civilian nuclear power reactors, other U.S. suppliers, (and U.S. government for 2007)a Purchased from foreign suppliers U.S.-origin uranium (weighted-average price) Foreign-origin uranium (weighted-average price) Spot contractsb (weighted-average price) Long-term contractsc (weighted-average price)
2003 10.81 14.17 11.05 10.16 10.82 10.81 10.81 10.10 10.94
2004 12.61 - - 12.08 11.30 13.15 11.87 12.76 14.77 12.24
2005 14.36 W 13.76 W 14.70 15.11 14.21 20.04 13.70
2006 18.61 - - 20.49 W 18.62 17.85 18.75 39.48 16.38
2007 32.78 - - 34.10 W 32.36 28.89 33.05 88.25 24.45
2008 45.88 75.16 39.62 W 48.49 59.55 43.47 66.95 41.59
2009 45.86 W 41.88 W 46.68 48.92 45.35 46.45 45.74
2010 49.29 47.13 44.98 42.24 51.30 45.25 49.64 43.99 50.43
2011 55.64 58.12 53.29 52.50 56.60 52.12 55.98 54.69 55.90
2012 54.99 W 54.44 W 54.40 59.44 54.07 51.04 55.65
2013 51.99 W 50.44 W 51.93 56.37 51.13 43.83 54.00
2014 46.16 W 42.90 W 47.62 48.11 46.03 36.64 49.73
2015 44.13 52.35 44.67 W 44.66 43.86 44.14 36.80 46.04
2016 42.43 48.86 50.56 W 44.85 43.92 42.26 29.62 46.11
2017 38.80 48.77 41.80 20.02 41.16 35.55 39.04 22.36 40.99
2018 38.81 46.59 52.51 W 39.82 45.26 38.11 27.51 40.99
2019 35.59 W 48.16 W 36.28 W W 27.89 37.73
2020 33.27 W 30.09 W 35.27 W W 28.70 34.74
2021 33.91 W W 0.00 33.25 43.04 33.40 30.56 34.71
2022 39.08 W W 0.00 39.78 W W 40.70 38.81
2023 43.80 W W W 42.80 40.63 43.95 51.64 42.42
2024 52.71 W W W 52.99 42.17 53.60 71.92 50.36
2025 58.46 W W W 58.48 44.97 59.51 75.83 55.91

Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-858, Uranium Marketing Annual Survey, 2003–2025
aIncludes purchases between owners and operators of U.S. civilian nuclear power reactors along with purchases from other U.S. suppliers which are U.S. converters, enrichers, and fabricators.
bSpot contract: A one-time delivery (usually) of the entire contract to occur within one year of contract execution (signed date).
cLong-term contracts: One or more deliveries to occur after a year following contract execution (signed date).
Notes: Other U.S. Suppliers are U.S. converters, enrichers, and fabricators. Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. Weighted-average prices are not adjusted for inflation. '- - = Not applicable. W = Data withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data. NA = Not available.

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